Quantity Surveyor

Fareham, Hampshire
Trafalgar Talent Ltd

Surveyor

Location:South/South East Hybrid
Salary: Up to £60,000 + Company Car / Car Allowance

The Opportunity

We are looking for an experienced and capable Surveyor to join a construction monitoring team. This role is crucial in analysing due diligence, reviewing build costs and programmes, assessing site progress, and ensuring full documentation accuracy from project start to final drawdown.

This suits someone either:

• Taking their second career step with ambition to grow into leadership, or
• An experienced surveyor seeking a less corporate, more autonomous environment with opportunities to mentor and shape a developing team.

You will split your time between the office (Mondays required), working from home, and regular travel for site visits across the South Coast.

What Youll Be Doing

Core Responsibilities

This role is analysis- and due-diligence-led, supporting development finance lending decisions:

• Review and fact-check build costs, schedules, and programmes, benchmarking against industry standards (e.g., Spons).
• Check all technical information feeding into credit applications and credit agreements.
• Once a deal is completed, undertake construction monitoring:
  • Conduct site visits for drawdown requests.
  • Verify completed works against programme and budget.
  • Review building control documents, warranties, planning discharges, invoices, and insurances.
  • Ensure all documentation is complete from first to final drawdown.
• Negotiate valuations with clients, their QS, or cost consultants.
• Collaborate with origination, credit, and senior management teams.
• Help improve internal processes and support the firms growing project pipeline.

What You Need to Bring

Experience & Technical Skills

• Background in Quantity Surveying, construction monitoring, or development appraisals.
• Strong capability in analysing build costs, cashflows, and programmes.
• Confident in conducting site inspections and checking regulatory compliance.
• Experience with refurbishments and conversion projects is highly advantageous.
• Willingness to travel across the South/South East territory.
• Confident negotiating valuations with clients.

Soft Skills

• Self-driven, proactive, and comfortable working outside corporate structure.
• Strong communication skills and confidence to challenge assumptions.
• Natural mentoring approach and ability to support junior hires as the team grows.
• Collaborative mindset, working well with internal teams and leadership.

Key Performance Indicators

Success will be measured by:

• Accuracy of cost and programme analysis against benchmarks like Spons.
• Quality and timeliness of site visit reports.
• Reliability in validating drawdowns and ensuring documentation accuracy.
• Effective negotiation with QSs, clients, and contractors.
• Contribution to team development and process improvements.

Compensation & Benefits

• Salary up to £60,000
• Company car or car allowance
• Hybrid working (Monday in-office mandatory)
• Flexibility around home and site-based work
• Strong mentorship and future leadership opportunities
• Exposure to both client development projects and internal development activity

Who This Role Is Not For

• Those wanting a highly structured corporate environment
• Candidates expecting salaries beyond £60k at this stage
• Anyone unable to travel frequently or attend the office on Mondays
• Individuals needing heavy supervision

Company Overview

Our client is a specialist development finance lender supporting small and medium-sized businesses across the South/South East region. As a private firm, the culture is hands-on, practical, and rooted learning environment. There are no rigid corporate training programmesemployees gain accelerated exposure, real responsibility, and strong progression opportunities.

The business embraces incoming talent, supports development, and promotes a healthy cycle of growth as team members advance in their careers.

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